Prep Baseball Report

Alberta New Year Invite: Hitting Data Dive


Cam Black-Araujo
Assistant Director, Canada

On Saturday, February 15th, the Prep Baseball Alberta staff hosted it's fourth event of the week and the first Invite Event of the 2025 season with the nearly sold out Alberta New Year Invite hosted at The Dome in Red Deer, Alberta.

This event featured roughly 60 prospects in the 2025 - 2029 classes and it was a strong group that featured some of the top players in their respective classes and will provide some impressive post-event leaderboards. Players at the event, alongside Preseason Events across the country, are competing for roster spots on Canada/Ontario's National Team's at events such as the Future Games, Senior Future Games, West Coast Games, New York State Games, NorthEast Senior Games and the Best of the West.

All player ran through a full workout that included batting practice and bullpens, as well as 30-yard springs captured by VALD Performance. Over the next several days we'll be highlighting top performers from the event within our post-event analysis. Stay locked into our social media channels over the next several days as we continue to push out video, leaderboards and more.

Earlier this week we began our post-event coverage within our Statistical Analysis article. Today we'll continue our post-event leaderboards within this article as we take a look at the top hitting metrics, captured by TrackMan during batting practice on Saturday.

For complete event results, click here.
To view Class of 2025 Commitment Board, click here.

To register for the Alberta New Year Invite (Feb. 15), click here.
To register for the Edmonton Future Games Trials (Mar. 15), click here.
To register for the Calgary Future Games Trials (Mar. 16), click here.

TRACKMAN

EXIT VELOCITY (MAX)

EXIT VELOCITY (AVG.)

Exit Velocity: This metric measures the speed of the ball, measured in miles per hour, as it comes off the bat at the moment of contact.

BATTED BALL DISTANCE (MAX)

BATTED BALL DISTANCE (AVG.)

HARD-HIT %

Hard Hit % - Percentage of batted balls with an exit velocity of 90 MPH or higher.

SWEET SPOT %

Sweet Spot percentage: This metric is determined by how often the player produces a batted ball during the session with a launch angle between 8 to 32 degrees.

LINE DRIVE %

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